NBC Sets Premiere Date For 'The Voice', Taps First Coaches

NBC’s new singing competition series The Voice, a rival to Fox’s American Idol, will premiere on Apr. 26 and will air in Idol’s previous signature Tuesday 8 PM slot. The network has signed the first 2 musician coaches for the show produced by John de Mol and Mark Burnett: Grammy Award winners Cee Lo Green and Adam Levine (Maroon 5).

After two airings from 9-11 PM on Tuesday on April 26 and May 3, the show will move to its regular Tuesday 8 PM slot on May 10. The Voice is expected to get a boost in its launch airing behind NBC’s strongest reality series, The Biggest Loser. “Cee Lo Green and Adam Levine represent the essence of The Voice,” NBC’s head of alternative programming Paul Telegdy said. “They are two of the hottest music artists right now and their voices are instantly recognizable.”

Carson Daly will host The Voice, which is produced by Warner Horizon. The show, in which contestants vie for a recording contract, is modeled after the Dutch Voice of Holland, which is the country’s #1 talent competition show. It features four celebrity artists who each forms a team of singers that they coach throughout the competition. Contestants will be eliminated until each coach only has one team member left who will compete in the finals to be named The Voice in a live finale.

8 Comments

not even cee lo green can get me to sit through the insufferable carson daly. why do people keep employing him??? i don’t get it.

joe • on Feb 28, 2011 1:20 pm

Carson Daly- OMG- it won’t last a month. The most annoying person in the World

tony • on Feb 28, 2011 2:48 pm

Carson Daly is a solid host, and he knows music really well. Cee Lo Green and Adam Levine are really interesting choices for judges, too. I’ve viewed the youtube videos of the Holland original show, and it looks fun. If the production values are good, and the other two judges are of similar quality, this show might really be a hit. Glad NBC is going for the fences this time. They need a big hit.

Ha! • on Feb 28, 2011 6:16 pm

calm down, carson.

Bob • on May 2, 2011 4:47 pm

Cee Lo Green = Awesomeness!!
Adam Lavine = Love him and the band!

And then, there’s Christina Aguilera, the queen of singing!! Also, Blake Shelton, country superstar. So, I think is really going to be a successful show!